That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 89
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers and futsal boots, has...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers and futsal boots, has appointed Pepe Espino as sport category manager. He worked in the last three years in sales for the K-Swiss Group. Prior to that, he spent time with Nike, Decathlon, Diesel and Sole Technology.
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Nicolas Buisson has taken the place of Pierre Compte as...
Nicolas Buisson has taken the place of Pierre Compte as French country manager for K2. He will continue to take care of Zoot, which belongs to the same group, for all of Europe. Compte is now working for Mountain Hardwear in France and other countries.
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Pearl Izumi has hired Chris Sword as its new president....
Pearl Izumi has hired Chris Sword as its new president. He replaces Mike O'Connor, who retired in December. A veteran of the outdoor industry, Sword served as president of The Oberalp Group for the past nine years. Oberalp is the owner of Salewa, Dynafit and other brands. Prior to Oberalp, ...
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An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global...
An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global operations, Joe Vernachio, will have the task of finding a new strategy to revamp Mountain Hardwear, the struggling brand of Columbia Sportswear. He has been hired to be the next president of the brand, starting on April 3. He will ...
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Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder....
Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder. He comes from VF Corporation , where he spent nine years as area manager of The North Face for Germany and Central Europe and then three years as international sales manager for Smartwool. Based at Icebreaker's European office in Munich, ...
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Sandy Nicholls has retired as marketing manager of Gita Sporting...
Sandy Nicholls has retired as marketing manager of Gita Sporting Goods, the U.S. company that markets many bike brands in the country including Pinarello and Campagnolo and its own Giordana brand of cycling apparel. Nicholls was the first employee of Gita when it was set up by Giorgio Andretta in ...
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Adidas has promoted Arthur Hoeld to the position of senior...
Adidas has promoted Arthur Hoeld to the position of senior vice president of brand strategy and business development. The manager, who has been with the group since 1998, is getting rewarded for his successful work as general manager of its fast-growing Adidas Originals segment since 2011, first as senior vice ...
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Pou Sheng International has appointed Lee Shao-Wu as chief executive...
Pou Sheng International has appointed Lee Shao-Wu as chief executive officer. He replaces Kwan Heh-Der, who resigned in January after accounting irregularities were discovered at the sportswear retailer. Pou Sheng is owned by Yue Yuen Industrial Limited. Prior to his new appointment at the head of Pou Sheng, Shao-Wu served ...
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Bob Philion, who has been president and chief executive at...
Bob Philion, who has been president and chief executive at Cobra Puma Golf for the last seven years, has been appointed to take over from Jay Piccola as president of Puma North America. Puma had already announced last year that Piccola would retire around the middle of 2017 after nearly ...
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Roger Spatz, who has been the president of Eagle Creek...
Roger Spatz, who has been the president of Eagle Creek since 2011, will also serve as president of Reef, another brand of VF Corp. He had already been the chief financial officer of Reef for a brief period during his 12-year tenure at VF.
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Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over...
Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over its move from Switzerland to Austria, has become chief executive of Safe Mountain, a two-year-old firm in Lausanne associated with the International Snow Training Academy that is involved in mountain safety education
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Frank Voit is stepping down as global general manager of...
Frank Voit is stepping down as global general manager of Element to take up an unspecified position within the GSM group, which also owns Billabong, RVCA and Von Zipper. He is being replaced by David Brooks, who comes from a communication agency, Wassermann, where he worked for brands such as ...
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Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North...
Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North Face after six years in the role, is joining Wolverine Worldwide to be the president of its Outdoor and Lifestyle Group, which comprises Merrell, Chaco, Cat Footwear, Hush Puppies and Sebago. Jim Zwiers, a 19-year veteran of the group who ...
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After its absence from the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen last...
After its absence from the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen last year, Klättermusen will stay away from Ispo Munich as well, as the Swedish outdoor company is continuing to adjust its strategy. The Klättermusen brand was updated last year and the company went through some management changes, after the appointment of ...
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XXL ASA has appointed Robert Iversen as its new training...
XXL ASA has appointed Robert Iversen as its new training director, responsible for the training of its employees throughout the Nordic countries. He was the co-founder of XXL and served as its first chief executive from 2000 to 2007. He was responsible for training during the subsequent four years. Janicke ...
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Stefan Hahne has been appointed as sales manager for Brunotti,...
Stefan Hahne has been appointed as sales manager for Brunotti, in charge of field sales in the German-speaking countries, from the start of this year. For the last three years he was sales representative for the Dutch-based action sports brand in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia, which he will continue ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Travis Campbell as brand president of...
VF Corp. has appointed Travis Campbell as brand president of Smartwool, effective Jan. 30. Campbell, who has 16 years of experience in the outdoor industry, most recently served as president and chief executive of Far Bank Enterprises, a maker and distributor of fly fishing products, owner of the Redington, Sage ...
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Wim Neels has been appointed territory sales manager of Primaloft...
Wim Neels has been appointed territory sales manager of Primaloft for the Benelux countries, the U.K. and Denmark. He will be based in Belgium and will report to Stefan Brandt, European sales manager of Primaloft. Neels was previously the sales manager of Gaastra. He has also worked for Peak Performance ...
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Ortlieb Sportartikel, the German company specializing in bicycle panniers and...
Ortlieb Sportartikel, the German company specializing in bicycle panniers and backpacks, hired Falco Schott from the start of this year as product manager for backpacks. Previously product manager for equipment at Jack Wolfskin, Schott intends to focus on integrated design, product development and production facilities at Ortlieb's head office in ...
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While reporting the resignation of Mads Ryder as chief executive,...
While reporting the resignation of Mads Ryder as chief executive, IC Group announced today a new structure, which is intended to increase the independence of the group's core brands and to redefine the functions that have been managed centrally up to now. The group's core brands include Peak Performance, Tiger ...
